There are 7 ways to get from Zagreb to Cluj by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus via Oradea
best- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföld976 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradea
- Take the bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
11h 15mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-KeletiIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Campia TurziiIc
- Take the bus from Câmpia Turzii to Cluj-Napoca Piata Mihai Viteazu
20h 13m$53–67Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-DeliIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
17h 53m$57–71Drive 744.9 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Cluj-Napoca744.9 km
8h 46m$122–176Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)ZAG - CLJ
6h 50m$88–251Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar976 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Cluj-Napoca
11h 30mShuttle to Graz, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz (GRZ) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)GRZ - CLJ
11h 25m$144–982
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Cluj is to train and bus which costs $50 - $70 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Cluj is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $85 - $260.
The distance between Zagreb and Cluj is 767 km. The road distance is 744.9 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Cluj without a car is to bus via Oradea which takes 11h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Zagreb to Cluj, including transfers.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Cluj is to bus via Oradea which takes 11h 15m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $55 - $75 and takes 17h 53m, you could also fly, which costs $85 - $260 and takes 6h 50m.
Cluj is 1h ahead of Zagreb. It is currently 10:15 PM in Zagreb and 11:15 PM in Cluj.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Cluj is 745 km. It takes approximately 8h 46m to drive from Zagreb to Cluj.
There are 1345+ hotels available in Cluj.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Cluj, Romania?
You can take a bus from Zagreb to Cluj-Napoca via Budapest-Kelenföld, Oradea, and Cluj-Napoca in around 11h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Cluj-Napoca via Budapest-Deli, Déli pályaudvar, Keleti pályaudvar, Budapest-Keleti, and Cluj Napoca in around 17h 53m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Graz to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Graz to Cluj-Napoca via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Campia Turzii
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Câmpia Turzii to Cluj-Napoca Piata Mihai Viteazu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $41–330
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $41–45
- Private
- $170–330
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